Improvement in hand seed-sowers



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THOMAS HOWELL, OF MORGANTOWN, W EST VIRGINIA.

Letters Patent No. 113,887, dated April 18, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT lN HAND SEED-SOWERS.

The Schedule referred to ln these Letters Patent and making part ofthesame.

To all whom `it mayconcern Be it known that I, THOMAS HOWELL, ofMorgantown, in the county of Monongahela and in the State of WestVirginia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in HandSeed-Sowers; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making.v a partof this speciicaticn.

The nature of my invention consists inthe construction and arrangementof a hand seed-sewer, as will be hereinafter' more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invent-ionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, inwhichFigure 1 is a plan view, and

Figure 2 a longitudinal vertical section of my seedsewer.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a slide used in the same.

A represents a box, of any suitable construction, having any desirednumber of transverse partitions B B and a wood bottom, O, with a seriesof. holes, c @with equal spaces between them.

Immediately' over and resting on the bottom C is a perforated slide, D:

All the perfcrations in this' slide are in a straight iine, and arrangedin groups, as shown in iig.`- 3, each group consisting of two smallholes, b b, and two larger ones, d d.

There may, of course, be two or more of each kind in each group, as maybe desiredthe small holes to be used for small seed, and the large onesfor large seed; and one or more of its kind to be broughtsover the holesa in the wood bottom C, to increase or diminish the feed as the operatormay desire.

This slide D is held by means of a pin, f, passing through the end pieceof the box A, and intoholes made iu the slide for, that purpose, so thatthe slide may easilybe adjusted for the done.

E represents a rod resting upon 4the slide D, and moving endwise in thebox, said box being provided on its under side with holes or notches ee, set on an angle for the purpose of dislodging thecha' and litter thatgathers in the notch and over the holesin the slide.

One side of this rod will Shift the seed -to the right `.vhile the otherside will shift the seed to the left, one in proportion to the otherkeeping upan agitation in the seed and forcing the chaff` to the top.

On each side of the rod E, between the notches e e, project pins i t',as shown in fig. l.

In sowing pulverized guano it will become packed in round ballsalongside of the rods. These pinsv rnb and mash up the balls.

The lever G is made of' iron and put through a mortise in the boxandpivoted at the front side thereof, as shown.

The L-shaped dog which connects s aid lever with the rod E is 'mademovable, so as tobe readily taken od' for loading on a wagon, ifdesired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf- 4 ll.'The box A, constructed with partitions B B, wooden bottom O, withopenings a a, as described7 combined with the slide D having holes b d,and pin j; all substantially as and for the purposes set forthv 2. Thecombination of the box A, bottom C, slide D, rod E with notches c c, andpins/i t, the lever G, and dog H, all substantialiy as and fnr thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l` nave hereunto set my handthis 4th day of February,

THOMAS HOWELL.

work desired to be Witnessesz' RUSH DoRsnY, BEYAM M. DoRsEY.

